Hughes, a former breast cancer survivor, joined the team, by taking a breast health pledge, along with several hundred other survivors, caregivers and community members. The pledge asked people to make a commitment to their breast health and to encourage the women in their life to do the same.

Women and men were able to take the pledge through social media, at our hospital, through community events such as Kentland’s Oktoberfest and at Adventist HealthCare’s breast cancer awareness event Pink Fling.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is an acute care facility located in Rockville, MD. Opened in 1979, the hospital has since added a four story patient tower, including private rooms – 48 for new moms and their babies – and a high tech surgery department for inpatients and outpatients.